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Welcome to Owensville ...

Owensville is located

Owensville is located in Robertson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Owensville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1856.

Owensville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Owensville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Owensville: (979)

Communities Also Named Owensville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Owensville - they are located in Arkansas, California, Indiana, Maryland (2), Missouri (2), Ohio (2) and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Owensville.

Communities near Owensville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Owensville.

  • Hearne
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearne have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
    • Hearne is located in Robertson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <4>
  • Franklin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Franklin is located in Robertson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
  • Calvert
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bremond
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kosse
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosse
    • Kosse is located in Limestone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosse <4>
  • Marquez
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • New Baden
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elliot
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
    • Elliot is located in Robertson County
  • Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
    • Ridge is located in Robertson County
  • Wheelock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Owensville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Owensville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Owensville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Owensville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Owensville. See our Newspapers Page for Owensville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Owensville ...

Looking for more information about Owensville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Owensville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Owensville.

Adding Owensville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Owensville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Owensville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Owensville post office opened in 1856.

We also found Owensville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Owensville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owensville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Robertson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Owensville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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